Wavrans-sur-l'Aa explained

Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
Native Name:Waverant
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Wavrans-sur-l'Aa.svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Omer
Canton:Lumbres
Insee:62882
Postal Code:62380
Mayor:Julien Delannoy[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates:50.6836°N 2.1375°W
Elevation M:73
Elevation Min M:43
Elevation Max M:141
Area Km2:11.48

Wavrans-sur-l’Aa (in French pronounced as /wavʁɑ̃ syʁ la/, literally Wavrans on the Aa;) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is located 13km (08miles) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D192 and D225 road junction, on the banks of the river Aa. It is home to a site of great ecological interest, which justified the creation of a voluntary nature reserve, which become the Grottes et Pelouses d'Acquin-Westbecourt et Coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa National Nature Reserve in 2008[3]

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Wavrans-sur-l'Aa in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62882-wavrans-sur-l-aa INSEE commune file
  3. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)